The OPM market may be large and growing, but it would be a mistake to miss the chaos and wrecks. Picture a chase through the Wastelands.
Academics and Academia
The "Academics and Academia" category covers topics related the ways in which colleges and universities function that are relevant to technology-supported education. One key aspect covered here is pedagogy—how people teach—and how technology impacts teaching and learning.
But this category also includes more institutional aspects that are relevant to technology-supported education, such as how campus leadership supports (or doesn't support) new initiatives, politics and bureaucracy that impact these efforts, and so on.
Finally, "Academics and Academia" covers commercial and non-profit services that provide support for technology-supported education initiatives, such as Online Program Management (OPM) companies.
Rio Salado College As Exemplar: A critical external view
Once again Rio Salado College is held up as a successful model of a public college in the modern age. But do the claims of success stand up to scrutiny? A review of the data shows cause for questioning the popular narrative.
Rio Salado College As Exemplar: A critical internal view
Once again Rio Salado College is held up as a successful model of a public college in the modern age. But do the claims of success stand up to scrutiny? A sample of online courses shows cause for questioning the popular narrative.
The CWiC Framework: Context around Courseware
We interviewed the advisory committee for the Courseware in Context (CWiC) Framework about their goals and aspirations for the project. The key that makes CWiC different from previous efforts is the “context” part.
Online Program Management: Spring 2018 view of the market landscape
We break down the complex world of Online Program Management vendors. With updated pretty pictures.
Short eLiterate Course on Analytics and Adaptive Learning
We’ve released a new short course of six animated explainers that introduce educators to basic concepts related to learning analytics and adaptive learning.
Empirical Educator Project: A Quick Update
My first thoughts on the recent Empirical Educator Project summit at Stanford and a down payment on our thoughts about where the project is headed.